Project Geologist

About the role

Join Haley & Aldrich as a Project Geologist and tackle clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments. You’ll work with passionate colleagues in a dynamic environment, supporting site assessment, characterization, and remediation projects for clients in the Industrial/Manufacturing, Energy, and Real Estate markets. This full-time position is located in our Greenville, SC or Charlotte, NC office and offers opportunities for continued professional growth along either a technical or project management career path.

Fieldwork will account for at least 50% of the position and may include overseeing subsurface explorations, monitoring well installation, environmental sampling, and other site investigation activities. Travel to project sites is expected.

Responsibilities

• Split time and responsibilities between field assignments and office assignments.
• Lead portions of technical project work from project scoping through final deliverables under the direction of senior staff.
• Apply academic and industry knowledge, as well as learnings from prior work experience to execute project work.
• Provide training, guidance, and informal mentoring to junior staff on their projects and within your technical discipline.
• Participate in communications with clients, agencies, and internal teams under the direction of senior staff.
• Oversee geologic site characterization including subsurface explorations, monitoring well siting and construction, soil vapor probe installation, field sampling, and waste management.
• Support and lead project teams with the interpretation, evaluation, and summarization of geologic data to make project decisions.
• Independently complete basic geologic data reduction, summarization, and synthesis, providing project teams with concise summaries that include evaluation and proposed next steps.
• Perform all work in accordance with company and client Health & Safety protocols.
• Demonstrate the company’s foundational safety behaviors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology or related field.
• 4+ years of related experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in writing technical reports to meet project requirements.
• Able to work independently on individual tasks supporting technical work and manage tasks across multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• Desire to learn and grow in your profession, demonstrating a positive attitude, strong work ethic, resourcefulness, flexibility, and ownership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the position: lift 50 lbs., traverse unstable/sloping sites and landscapes, work outside in a range of weather conditions, and have the stamina for moderate physical activity for the majority of field working hours.
• Able to travel to work locations that may require overnight stays.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Geology or related field.
• Professional certification or planning to obtain professional certification, as applicable to the discipline.
• Experience with developing conceptual site models.
• OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER training and refresher updates.

Pay

The salary range for this position in Greenville, SC and Charlotte, NC is $70,000 - $85,000 annually. Actual compensation will be based upon a variety of factors such as education, related work experience, certificates, skills, and current market conditions. Haley & Aldrich reviews salary ranges each quarter to assess competitiveness with the market.

About Haley & Aldrich

Haley & Aldrich is committed to solving our clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments. Our team of 1,000+ engineers and scientists across the United States draws inspiration from one mission: to work closely with clients as they navigate change to create safer, more robust places to live and work. Since our founding in 1957, organizations across the public and private sectors have relied on us for technical excellence and empathetic leadership that achieve results and secure a thriving tomorrow.